CVE-2025-26431 Security feature bypass in Android
A logic error in Android's accessibility settings allows attackers to hide enabled services, leading to local privilege escalation without user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-26431?
CVE-2025-26431 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In setupAccessibilityServices of AccessibilityFragment.java, there is a possible way to hide an enabled accessibility service due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Weakness: CWE-693
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-26431?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2025-26431?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-26431 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-26431 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-26431 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wgx9-7jp7-736m.